April 14, 2010

“The system is changing very rapidly,” said Ervin Knezek, Director of Academic Services, Educational Service Center (ESC) Region 13. “And every year, the tests will be getting harder and harder. A rigorous, relevant curriculum is an important factor in making sure our students succeed.” That may have been the main point in a special “board training” meeting Monday night; a meeting which was also attended by a group of concerned parents, teachers and ...

The Llano County Commissioners Court approved a last-minute letter of protest to the Public Utility Commission as the PUC board prepares to make a final decision on transmission lines through the Hill Country. The lines, to be built by the LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, are part of an effort to triple Texas’ current level of wind generation capacity.

Llano will hold its annual Crawfish Open this weekend at the Llano River Golf Course and neighboring Robinson Park. From its relatively humble beginnings in 1989, the Crawfish Open has grown into a huge, exuberant party, with thousands celebrating spring on the banks of the beautiful Llano River. Last year, volunteers cooked 12,000 pounds of crawfish. This year’s Crawfish Open will begin with a golf tournament Friday morning, and will continue on Saturday with a motorcycle fun r ...

On Friday, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs sent $265.7 million in sales tax allocations to Texas cities, down 3.6 percent compared to April 2009 allocations. Calendar year to date, city sales tax allocations are running 7 percent lower than last year. The City of Llano is slightly lagging statewide trends. Llano received $49,505 in April sales tax allocations, down 6.36 percent over April 2009.

The City will be conducting storm siren testing this Thursday, April 15th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Citizens can expect to hear intermittent blasts from the storm siren located at the south end of the Llano River Bridge. The County, Police Department and Public Works Department are cooperating in the testing.

To say it was a unique night would be like saying UConn didn’t shoot so well in the first half of the National Championship game; that Butler is smaller than Ohio State; that it’s still early in the baseball season (except for the Nationals); that the press in Augusta will pass on hearing from Jesse James. Llano walloped Vandegrift, 11-1, April 6, and the highlights included: three home runs, two on back-to-back pitches; 11 strikeouts from Estevan Aviles; five on-target th ...

Liberty Hill batters were indeed seeing red, April 9, but they weren’t seeing Redden well enough. That would be Dallas Redden who struck out 13 Panthers, and Llano totally dismantled this long-time difficult rival, 11-3. “I was using my fast ball and curve,” Dallas said, “and it was easy when you keep them off balance.” Thank goodness there were no high-wire performances, because there was no balancing act, that’s for certain.

Lady Jacket bats continued getting their workouts against district pitching, and on April 6, the aerobic artistry axed Vandegrift 10-0. That gave Llano 30 runs in its last 10 innings. “We hadn’t seen the Vipers play,” head coach Brian Cottle said, “but I had talked to other coaches, and our girls worked hard to get ready for them.

Marcos “I’m not done” Vallejo stormed back to win an impressive double, and Scott Shaffer reached a notable figure in the pole vault to highlight the Llano boys’ achievements in a three-team Track and Field meet at Marble Falls High School, April 8. This was the finale before the “postseason” begins—district, region, and state. Marcos, the sophomore who has had his problems recently in the 3200-meter run—three consecutive losses—ha ...

She’s one of the best basketball players the Llano girls have had, and it’s an impressive list; he played, too, but not very much; he’s from the Netherlands; her folks spent time in West Point, Mississippi, where the Dutch population is divided whether to root for Mississippi State or Ole Miss; she’s a fine tennis player; so is he, and they’re a good mix, a championship pairing, winners of the 8-3A district crown in mixed doubles. Ashley Schroeder and Bra ...

It almost didn’t seem like a track meet. It was like one youngster went to one house, another to the next-door neighbor, and they rounded up guys to run and jump and throw against each other. Not that this is done very often, but three-team meets aren’t the norm, either. Here they were, though: Llano and Fredericksburg knocked on Marble Falls’ door and said, “We’re here to play a little track—in your yard, okay?” Okay. Cara Mack opened ...

There’s a song that I hear every once in a while on the radio, called “I ain’t never had too much fun.” I can only conclude that the songwriter has never been in the magazine business. I think I have one of the best jobs ever invented, but sometimes I get so tired that I can’t keep track of where I’m supposed to be having fun next.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R2–ES–2010–N017; 20124–1112– 0000–F2] Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Services Corporation; Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Repair of Competitive Renewable Energy Zone Transmission Lines and Related Facilities AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impac ...

On April 5, 2010, an application was filed with the Federal Communications Commission for consent to the assignment of license of FM radio station KAJZ, 96.3 MHz, Llano, Texas, from Rawhide Radio, LLC to Bryan King. Assignor Rawhide Radio, LLC is an indirect subsidiary of Broadcast Media Partners Inc., the ultimate parent of Univision Communications Inc.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT(S) ------------------------- Dist/Div: Austin Contract 6197-89-001 for MOWING HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY in BURNET County, etc will be opened on May 13, 2010 at 2:00 pm at the District Office fo ...

NO 06521 ESTATE OF MARVIN THOMAS BRADDOCK, DECEASED IN THE COUNTY COURT OF LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the ESTATE OF MARVIN THOMAS BRADDOCK, Deceased, were issued on April 1, 2010, in Docket No. 06521, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to DOROTHY JANE BRADDOCK. Claims may be presented in care of representative’s attorney to the following address: ...

A public hearing will be held on May 10, 2010 at Llano County Commissioner’s Court to place a stop sign at the corner of Cottonwood and Woodforest in Kingsland Texas.

A public hearing will be held on May 10, 2010 at Llano County Commissioner’s Court to place a stop sign at the corner of Lovers Ln and Reeder Rd. in Kingsland, Texas.

There will be a public hearing at the regularly scheduled Llano County Commsiioners court meeting on April 26, 2010 concerning the replat of lots 200 and 201 in Comanche Rancherias Subdivision in Llano County.

The Llano County Commissioner’s Court is now accepting bids for a Wash Rack. Bids will be opened on Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Llano County Auditor’s Office. All bids must be received no later than the scheduled bid opening. Bid specifications may be obtained from the Llano County Auditor’s Office, 1447 E State Hwy 71, Unit B, Llano, Texas 78643.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Llano County Commissioner’s Court is now accepting bids for Road Materials. Bids will be opened on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in the Llano County Auditor’s Office. All bids must be received no later than the scheduled bid opening. Bid specifications may be obtained from the Llano County Auditor’s Office, 1447 E State Hwy 71, Unit B, Llano, Texas 78643.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY LANDLORD’S LIEN Sale is scheduled for 7 A.M. April 23, 2010 at 3440 West Ranch Road 1431 in Kingsland, TX. Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit will be required. Seller reserves right to withdraw property from sale.

Edgar Earl Fain, 82, of Lone Grove, went to be with our Lord on April 7, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Earl was born on Dec. 3, 1927 in Coryell County to Horace and Ruth (Carroll) Fain. He is survived by his wife and partner of 54 years, Anna Beth (Overstreet); his sons, Stephen (Cheryl), Richard and daughter Donna (Larry)Orsag.

Estelle Palmer age 76 of Llano passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010. She was born on April 12, 1933 to Myrtle (Hufford) and Henry Latham in San Antonio. She was a retired butcher and lived in Llano for the past 45 years coming from San Antonio. Survivors include her daughter: Priscilla West brothers: Marvin Latham and Ronnie Latham, sisters: Mildred Reeh, Linda Murphy and Debbie Pruitt all of Llano. She was preceded in death by her parents Henry and Myrtle Latham; her husband Lu ...

On Saturday, April 3, 2010, Lavenuia Lee Hallmark Herridge passed peacefully from this world. Lavenuia was a Christian, strong and unwavering in her faith. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. Lavenuia, or “Winna”, as she was known to her family, was generous and had a tender heart.

Mary Frances Gregory, 83, of Llano passed away April 9, 2010. She was born to Charles Tildon and Valma (Colley) Kelley on Nov. 10, 1926 in Wichita Falls. She was very proud to serve her country during WWII making artillery rounds. Throughout her life, she had many cats and loved to ballroom dance.

Rev. Orion Neely Lewis died at his home in Lenexa, Kan. Sunday, April 11, 2010 with close family at his side. Born Feb. 5, 1920 in Beeville. Orion’s 90 years were rich in friendship and love. The family will welcome visitors at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (UMC) at 7740 Lackman, Lenexa, Kan.

Forty-five years ago (in January, 1965), Gale Ligon took the oath of office as the new sheriff of Llano County. Carlos Ashley Jr. was named county attorney. The Llano News announced that Llano county had received 35 inches of “badly-needed rain” in 1964, and plans were announced for a new Catholic church in Kingsland.

This Friday night, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 17, 4:00 and 7:30, Llano Main Street will present the very popular Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice in Wonderland. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Marton Csokas and Helena Bonham Carter. Alice, an unpretnetious and individual 19 year old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English Nobleman.

Robert Carr Roberts will be honored during a Dedication Ceremony to be held at the Greenwood Cemetery on Hwy 16 near Fredericksburg, Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Robert Carr Roberts was born Oct. 1, 1858 near Packsaddle Mountain in Llano County, Texas to Alexander “Buck” Roberts and Edna Shipp Roberts. When Roberts was 21 years old he became a Texas Ranger serving in Company D, Frontier Battalion serving from 1879 – 1881.

The eighth annual “Healthy Living—Hill country Style!”conference will be April 16th from 8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. The seminar includes lunch catered by Andy’s Steak and Seafood Grille and a keynote address by Inspirational Speaker, Kim Auer on how to enjoy life every day. Registration begins at 8:30 with exhibits and screenings until noon.

On Wednesday, April 21, the Highland Lakes Republican Women (HLRW) will host a program at the Kingsland Library, beginning at 11:00 a.m., with Kevin Leeper, Administrator of Llano Memorial Hospital System, as speaker. Mr. Leeper will provide an informative discussion about the expected effects of recently passed Health Care legislation on the Llano Hospital.

If counselor Cleo Cooper had her way, there would be a huge sign somewhere that everyone in Llano County could see. The message? “DANGER – Alcohol and Drug Abuse.” “People don’t have a clue as to what’s happening,” Cooper says. “We’ve got churches, schools and law enforcement all doing a wonderful job, but somehow we’re missing something.” She says that a large percentage of Llano County’s young people are drinking, smok ...

The Role of Maps in Archeology-- Past, Present and Future will be presented by Jonathan Jarvis who is currently a research associate at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory where he works with Geographic Information Systems and site records. Description: During the age of exploration when Europeans set sail for unkown parts of the globe, lands were not consiedered to be “discovered” unless they were drawn on a map.